x., + 278pp., plus 8 page, b/white, photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. " . . . tells of a professional life replete with adventure, urgency and achievement. From the chaos of Somalia to the inner sanctums of the UN, Barton has more than once been in the eye of the historical storm . . . describes the fascinating chess-game of weapons inspection, with its mixture of dete... View more info

(ix), + 206pp., several pages of b/white halftone plate illustrations (A.W.M. Archives), and line-drawn locality maps. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain red boards minimally bumped on lower foredge corners. Textblock flecked on head, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. An informal history of the Australian 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion in World War 2. The author was a member of t... View more info

ix, + 292pp., unpaginated colour and monochrome halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper bumped on foredge corners, else very good. Textblock unmarked. 'Bomber' is the story of Tony Bower-Miles, who was a young sapper in the Australian Army when he first went to Vietnam in 1969. This is his story . . . Contents include: Prelims., Prologue, 28 chapters. Book weight approx. 495g. View more info

No publication date (1988). 247pp. Illustrated throughout: b/white halftone plate frontispiece, one other like plate, plus four undamaged fold-outs. Book clean and square. Bright gilt titles over undamaged spine and front green board. Rear green board unmarked. Textblock near fine. No dustjacket (as issued). This book is a facsimile edition of the title first published c. 192-?, printed by W.K. Thomas & Co., Adelaide. Extremely scarce in any edition, contents include: Pr... View more info

193pp., b/white intext illustrations throughout: line-drawn frontispiece map, halftone plates, facsimiles and cartoons. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain green boards very good. A former owner's name on green tinted ffep., else textblock unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, with several blind indentations. From the jacket flap: "The part that over 24,000 women played in the Australian Army ... View more info

130pp. Book clean and square. Leaves flecked and acidic (browned) . Art-illustrated card wrapper has a reading crease to front, minimal edgewear and soiled on rear. Stories of Australian air aces from World War One. Book weight approx. 90g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. View more info

(iv) + 180pp., b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout (archival and other sources). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper bumped and creased, mainly on foredge corners. Textblock unmarked. This book is a combination of two 'parts' - the first is the Bentleigh Sub-Branch history: six chapters, Symbolism of the RSL Badge, Appendices, Acks. The second part is the poignant 'Record of Service': Dedication, Preface, Boer War, Local District and t... View more info